Abdominal support



S. VOORHEES.

ABDOMINAL SUPPORT- APPLICATION nuzo AUG-4, 1911.

1,327,930, Patented Jan. 1.11920.

7 e g I ATTORNL'IS UNITED A PATENT snnztnon vooiannns, or SYRACUSE, EWYORK.

ABDOMINAL surron'r'.

To all whom it'may concern:

Be it known that I, SHELDON-VOORHEES a citizen of the UnitedStates,residingat Syracuse, in thecounty of -Onondaga and State of NewYork, have invented a certain new and useful Abdominal Support, of whichthe following is a specification.

This invention relates to" abdominal supports and has forits object asupport which is particularlysim-ple in construction',.ea'silyapplicable and adjustable to different fig ures, and highly efficientand durable in use. The invention consists in the novel features and inthe combinations'a-nd constructions hereinafter set forth and claimed.

Indescribing this invention, referenceiis had to the accompanyingdrawings in which like characters designate" corresponding parts in alltheviews.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of this suport.

Figs. 2 and 3 are plan views of the front and rear plates.

Fig. 4 is a diagrammatic view thereof showing the plates bent to conformto the contour of the sacro-iliac and abdominal regions.

Fig. 5 is a diagrammatic view showing in side elevation the supportapplied to a body.

This abdominal support comprises, generally, a single front plate, asingle back plate, and elastic means connecting the plates at theirends, the plates being normally-rigid and being bendable or adjustableto conform to the contour of the figure to which the support is applied,it being understood of course, that different adjustments are requiredfor different figures.

In the drawing, 1 designates the front plate, 2, the back plate, and 3the elastic means as straps connecting the front and back plates, thestraps being connected to the plates at their ends and being providedwith suitable means as buckles 4 or by means of which they arelengthened or shortened. The support is applied and removed by merelyfastening or unfastening one of these buckles.

Each plate 1 or 2 is elongated in general form -and is formed withperforations or openings as slots 5 in the end portions 6 thereof, theseslots being beveled or inclined and converging toward the ends of theplates and being located near the lengthwise upper and lower edges ofthe plate,

I, Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented a -513, 1920"." Application filed August 4,1917. SerialNo'.184,393; a

As here shown, the upper andlower edges of said end portions 6arealso-inclined and converge toward the ends of. the plate, and theslots- 5 are located near. and. parallel to the inclined edges 7. Theinclined slots fa:

cilitate the holding of the plates in position a on the. body withoutdiscomfort to the wearer'and likewise the inclined edges 7 contribute tothis end. v The plates may also.

be 1 provided with comfort due to perspiration. Theplates are 'inclosed1n; coveror, wrapper: 9 of any suitable; material as: cloth. orchamoisskin.

Said plates-1, 2 ELI'BzPIjQifQIZZLblYOf a non-con rosive metal,,as;alum1num. a

. lQarehoSe supporters depending fromthe front. platefllr, However,these; .may; be omitted; although, they contribute in some therperforations: or slots 8. to relieve dis-r cases and to some extent, tohold the front plate from slipping upwardly, 1 i

In operation, the'back plate2 is placed in line with the crests of theilia, the center of the plate being fitted into the sacraldepression'and the ends thereof rising over the posterior portions ofthe ilia, the single plate the sacral region; and the front plate isapplied to the lower abdomen in position to rebeing bendable to conformto the contour of inforce the front wall of the false pelvis, the

plate 1 being'also b'endableto conform to the contour of the abdomen sothat the end portions due to the inclined or beveled slots 5 adhere orcause thewrapper or cover 9 to adhere without discomfort to the body.-The elastic straps 3 pass forwardlyand downwardly from the ends of therear or sacroiliac below the anterior spines of the ilia .to

the ends of the abdominal plate. Owing to the use of a single plate atthe back adjust- I able to conform to the sacro-iliac region, I

said plate makes an ideal carrier for weight received through theelastic straps from the single rigid front plate which also is adjustasingle elongated rigid sacro-iliac plate both conformable to the contourof the body to which the support is applied and both constructed toadhere to the body without discomfort.

The plates and the connecting straps form a narrow annulus which is setat an inclination, to dispose the abdominal plate lower than thesaoro-iliac plate, and enable the abdomen to be supported from the hipswithout applying pressure to the Waist.

' What I claim is:

1. An abdominal support including asingle rigid sacro iliac plate, asingle abdominal. plate, each plate being relatively narrow andelongated in a horizontal direction and adapted tobear at its centralportion on the sacro iliac or abdominal region, of the body and havingits ends arranged to come near the. lateral limits of the body, andstraps connecting the ends of the plates, said plates and straps formingsubstantially an inclined annulus adapted to support the abdomen fromthe hips without constricting the waist ofthe wearer, substantially asand for the purpose described.

1 2. An abdominal support including a single normally rigid sacro iliacplate and a single rigid abdominal plate, each plate rela-,

tively narrow and elongated in ahorizontal direction and adapted to bearat its central portion on the sacro iliac or abdominal region of thebody and having its ends ar ranged to come near the lateral limits ofthe body, the plates tapering along their upper and lower edges towardtheir ends, and straps connecting the ends of the plates, said platesand straps forming substantially a narrow annulus set at an inclination,with the abdominal plate lower than the sacroiliac plate, whereby theabdomen is'supported from the hips without subjecting the waist topressure, substantially as. and for the purpose specified.

3. An abdominal support comprising a single normally rigid front plate,and a single normally rigid back plate, the plates being elongated in ahorizontal direction and having their ends arranged to come near thelateral limits of'the body, and elastic means connecting the'ends of theplates and forming therewith a narrow annulus set at an inclination,whereby the abdomen is supported from the hips Without constricting thewaist of the wearer, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto I a signed my name, at Auburn,inthecounty of Cayuga and State of New York, this 14th day of July, 1917.V

SHELDON VOORHEES.

